Meeting Minutes, June 2025

Business meeting started 6:35PM

ARES meeting this Saturday June 14th

Twin Cities / Plymouth 8PM-Noon Sat 21st: Swap Meet. No reservations! $10/sellers, $5/buyers. Coordinate with Steve W0STV. Tailgate-style event.

Carol Larson’s Note for Club read.

Committee Reports:
N0SPN Program: Program for July: Bring HTs and extra antennas, and a lawn chair!
2M mobile radio w/ SignalStrength meter, N0SPN to drive. Points system for best HT setups! Points-per-watt. 3 categories: Streetstock, superstock, modified!
Meshtastic discussion in September.

Secretary’s Report; Approved.

Treasurer’s Report
Checking:
Opening Balance: $11,819.86
Credits:
Dues:
PayPal Dues: $60.00
Equipment Sold:
Raffle: $23.00
Donation:
Misc:

Debits:
RPU $39.64
Meeting Food
Paypal Charges $2.18
Field Day:
Pic-nic
Equipment
Tower Lease
Insurance
Web domain
Postage
Misc. Moved to saveings $8,000.00
Misc. License renewal $35.00
Total: $3,826.04

Saveings:
Opening Balance $1,825.99
Credits: From checking $8,000.00
Intrest: $0.15
Closing Balance: $9,826.14

Total: $13,652.18

CD Matures August 2025 $4,000.00
CD Matures August 2025 $4,563.42

Technical Committee: Eric KF0S
Mayo – Nothing new
125Live W0STV to cover
Nothing new on controller operating docs
Password Sharing (Equipment, etc.)
Rochester EOC and Field Day prep/cleaning
Hardware sales upcoming; Hamfests and repackage stuff into groups of similar items in each box.
ARES Trailer (W0STV to address)
Military Tower: Do we want to sell it, or keep it?

Contesting: Check newsletter! MN POTA this weekend. VHF contest also this weekend (Sat 1pm – Sun)

Education: Check website and Maple Grove Amateur Radio Club for classes, vec, etc.

John Marshall Radio Club: AA0ME- Possibly moving to Thursdays. W0BM planning to come back. Hot air soldering and receiver construction. Brian (president) graduated, goal is to get licensed this summer! Looking into permanent antenna installation options.

Neil/AJ have been doing Saturday antenna sessions at Essex Park – listen to repeaters and check Groups.io!

ARES/125Live/Equipment: Steve W0STV
June 21st Spring Tailgate Event in the Twin Cities – Can sell, bring your own table.
Tomorrow is Wednesday breakfast – going to sort stuff out at storage unit.
ARES meeting this Saturday 9AM-11AM. Getting desks put together.
“Trinona” Winona public service – We are asked to be part of their “Ride the Ridges” event.
ARES trailer – Taking large plasma TV out. Carpenter ants found. Hopefully nest was in TV.
ARES Meshtastic node here at the EOC. September presentation with more info.
N1MM logging on Saturday’s ARES meeting as well.
125Live: Getting tower done, this months program on Satellites

Old Business:
Got the repeater site renewals done with FCC, Trustee is still in process.

New Business:
Jamboree on the Air; Don Borland N0QGB runs it. Club perhaps fund small shack as Eagle project at Gamehaven?
Consider our radios in storage for that purpose?

Kirk NT0Z has a mint Icom 7000 with accessories for sale.

August picnic at KOA

Discussion on Field Day… Business meeting closed